Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 29,008,161 | 33,051,894 | 35,278,768 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 10,381,206 | 11,502,870 | 12,097,894 | +/-20,853 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.79 | 2.87 | 2.92 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 29,760,021 | 33,871,648 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 14,266,398 | 14,867,605 | 16,088,723 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 13,940,250 | 14,525,322 | 15,547,334 | +/-38,729 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 13,940,250 | 100.0 | 14,525,322 | 100.0 | 15,547,334 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 9,982,242 | 71.6 | 10,432,462 | 71.8 | 11,503,746 | 74.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| 2-person carpool | 1,548,023 | 11.1 | 1,564,905 | 10.8 | 1,456,000 | 9.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 3-person carpool | 292,065 | 2.1 | 330,732 | 2.3 | 297,663 | 1.9 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 100,991 | 0.7 | 119,364 | 0.8 | 101,936 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 46,509 | 0.3 | 57,036 | 0.4 | 51,130 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 48,437 | 0.3 | 41,276 | 0.3 | 39,448 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 559,021 | 4.0 | 549,425 | 3.8 | 552,043 | 3.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 20,298 | 0.1 | 21,158 | 0.1 | 22,475 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 77,679 | 0.6 | 107,711 | 0.7 | 106,108 | 0.7 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 16,956 | 0.1 | 41,022 | 0.3 | 48,006 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 4,834 | 0.0 | 6,831 | 0.0 | 6,072 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 130,706 | 0.9 | 120,567 | 0.8 | 109,912 | 0.7 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 469,867 | 3.4 | 414,581 | 2.9 | 384,989 | 2.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Taxicab | 7,009 | 0.1 | 9,890 | 0.1 | 8,106 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 75,097 | 0.5 | 36,262 | 0.2 | 45,952 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 107,649 | 0.8 | 115,064 | 0.8 | 151,235 | 1.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 452,867 | 3.2 | 557,036 | 3.8 | 662,513 | 4.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 13,487,383 | 100.0 | 13,968,286 | 100.0 | 14,884,821 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 369,388 | 2.7 | 324,703 | 2.3 | 395,897 | 2.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5 to 9 | 1,401,052 | 10.4 | 1,280,443 | 9.2 | 1,405,458 | 9.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 10 to 14 | 2,003,503 | 14.9 | 1,930,263 | 13.8 | 2,008,243 | 13.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 15 to 19 | 2,218,038 | 16.4 | 2,157,970 | 15.4 | 2,260,273 | 15.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| 20 to 29 | 2,694,728 | 20.0 | 2,786,301 | 19.9 | 2,997,093 | 20.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 30 to 44 | 2,731,135 | 20.2 | 2,920,187 | 20.9 | 3,137,445 | 21.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 45 to 59 | 1,010,271 | 7.5 | 1,151,598 | 8.2 | 1,167,265 | 7.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| 60 or more | 1,059,268 | 7.9 | 1,416,821 | 10.1 | 1,513,147 | 10.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.6 | (X) | 27.7 | (X) | 27.0 | (X) | +/- 0.13 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 13,487,383 | 100.0 | 13,968,286 | 100.0 | 14,884,821 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,118,821 | 8.3 | 1,215,465 | 8.7 | 1,440,750 | 9.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,761,087 | 20.5 | 2,579,697 | 18.5 | 2,744,421 | 18.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 3,965,920 | 29.4 | 3,993,781 | 28.6 | 3,869,125 | 26.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,280,000 | 16.9 | 2,355,967 | 16.9 | 2,549,554 | 17.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 1,164,159 | 8.6 | 1,386,834 | 9.9 | 1,632,614 | 11.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 1,012,405 | 7.5 | 1,054,289 | 7.5 | 1,105,476 | 7.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 1,184,991 | 8.8 | 1,382,253 | 9.9 | 1,542,881 | 10.4 | +/- 0.2 |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.cfm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. ***** Cannot be calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, 2005 ACS.
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
| Mean travel time (mins.) |
Total | Less than 10 minutes |
10 to 19 minutes |
20 to 29 minutes |
30 to 44 minutes |
45 to 59 minutes |
60/more minutes |
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| Total | 2000 | 27.7 | 13,968,285 | 1,605,150 | 4,088,235 | 2,786,300 | 2,920,185 | 1,151,600 | 1,416,825 |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 14,884,821 | 1,801,355 | 4,268,516 | 2,997,093 | 3,137,445 | 1,167,265 | 1,513,147 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.13 | +/-38,860 | +/-27,175 | +/-38,001 | +/-30,841 | +/-36,863 | +/-23,012 | +/-20,663 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.3 | 10,432,460 | 1,184,580 | 3,217,365 | 2,197,205 | 2,150,075 | 811,900 | 871,350 |
| 2005 | 25.7 | 11,503,746 | 1,387,386 | 3,482,332 | 2,428,652 | 2,380,671 | 865,618 | 959,087 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.17 | +/-41,684 | +/-23,557 | +/-33,650 | +/-29,334 | +/-31,742 | +/-18,469 | +/-17,807 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.9 | 1,564,905 | 143,795 | 448,175 | 315,035 | 346,770 | 140,435 | 170,690 |
| 2005 | 28.6 | 1,456,000 | 140,615 | 391,908 | 291,566 | 339,569 | 120,406 | 171,936 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.83 | +/-24,948 | +/-6,891 | +/-13,025 | +/-11,997 | +/-11,556 | +/-7,259 | +/-9,412 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.6 | 548,405 | 35,540 | 122,085 | 96,805 | 139,345 | 62,150 | 92,490 |
| 2005 | 35.8 | 490,177 | 31,079 | 100,137 | 80,570 | 119,374 | 58,987 | 100,030 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.81 | +/-15,423 | +/-3,511 | +/-7,520 | +/-6,205 | +/-8,092 | +/-5,371 | +/-7,770 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.4 | 549,425 | 8,470 | 56,305 | 70,110 | 164,400 | 80,380 | 169,755 |
| 2005 | 44.1 | 552,043 | 6,145 | 57,873 | 81,387 | 168,941 | 63,488 | 174,209 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.08 | +/-16,900 | +/-1,352 | +/-5,487 | +/-6,731 | +/-8,825 | +/-5,158 | +/-9,548 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 53.5 | 176,725 | 760 | 6,235 | 15,770 | 43,300 | 37,080 | 73,570 |
| 2005 | 52.9 | 182,661 | 1,248 | 5,717 | 16,375 | 47,023 | 39,471 | 72,827 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.25 | +/-7,461 | +/-641 | +/-1,310 | +/-2,521 | +/-4,143 | +/-3,076 | +/-4,620 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.5 | 696,365 | 232,005 | 238,075 | 91,385 | 76,295 | 19,655 | 38,965 |
| 2005 | 18.2 | 700,194 | 234,882 | 230,549 | 98,543 | 81,867 | 19,295 | 35,058 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.96 | +/-18,172 | +/-10,389 | +/-10,240 | +/-6,172 | +/-5,614 | +/-2,648 | +/-4,116 |
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
| Percent of Workers | Mean travel time (mins.) |
Total | Less than 10 minutes |
10 to 19 minutes |
20 to 29 minutes |
30 to 44 minutes |
45 to 59 minutes |
60/more minutes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2000 | 27.7 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 29.3 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 8.2 | 10.1 |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 28.7 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 7.8 | 10.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.13 | ***** | +/-0.3 | +/-0.3 | +/-0.3 | +/-0.3 | +/-0.3 | +/-0.3 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.3 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 30.8 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 7.8 | 8.4 |
| 2005 | 25.7 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 30.3 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 7.5 | 8.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.17 | ***** | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.9 | 100.0 | 9.2 | 28.6 | 20.1 | 22.2 | 9.0 | 10.9 |
| 2005 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 9.7 | 26.9 | 20.0 | 23.3 | 8.3 | 11.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.83 | ***** | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.6 | 100.0 | 6.5 | 22.3 | 17.7 | 25.4 | 11.3 | 16.9 |
| 2005 | 35.8 | 100.0 | 6.3 | 20.4 | 16.4 | 24.4 | 12.0 | 20.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.81 | ***** | +/-3.1 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.1 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.4 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 10.2 | 12.8 | 29.9 | 14.6 | 30.9 |
| 2005 | 44.1 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 10.5 | 14.7 | 30.6 | 11.5 | 31.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.08 | ***** | +/-3.1 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.0 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 53.5 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 24.5 | 21.0 | 41.6 |
| 2005 | 52.9 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 25.7 | 21.6 | 39.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.25 | ***** | +/-4.1 | +/-4.1 | +/-4.1 | +/-4.0 | +/-4.1 | +/-4.0 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.5 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | 18.2 | 100.0 | 33.5 | 32.9 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 5.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.96 | ***** | +/-2.5 | +/-2.6 | +/-2.6 | +/-2.6 | +/-2.6 | +/-2.6 |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. ACS did not include group quarter population. For more information, Please read notes.cfm
3. Includes streetcar/trolley car, subway/elevated, railroad, and ferryboat.
4. Includes bicycle, walk, motorcycle, taxicab, or other means.
SSS: Not shown because weighted total by mode is less than 500.
***** Cannot be calculated.
